Erlend_G
New member
So, I got my "christmas present" today, a box containing an EHX Allied Overdrive, and an EHX Volume Pedal.
The "Allied Overdrive" is GREAT!
. It blew my mind, from the second I turned it on. I first tried it trough the clean channel. With the 3-way initial gain toggle set to "low", (it has lo/mid/high), it gives a transparent, clean sound- with very useable EQ (bass, mid, treble), and the gain goes from "a touch of beautiful sparkle" to mild overdrive. It's not "creamy", I'd rather say... crunchy.
When used as an EQ/boost before my OD channel, I FINALLY got the "Marshall crunch/bite" kind of tone, that I felt were lacking in my Blackstar HT-20mkII. It was a blast to play old Iron Maiden'ish licks, and with the mids turned up, leads simply sing, squeal and SCREAM!
It has a "blend" control, that goes from completely bypassed, to "all pedal". I've left it in the middle; it's a great feature.
The "Boost" mode, that has its own gain control and footswitch, gives additional, creamy and saturated distortion.
I give it 6/6.
.
....
The volume pedal, on the other hand, is... close to plain rubbish.
When you rock the pedal back and forth, there is a nasty, plastic rattle. (that's not heard trough the amp...) The "rattle" also comes trough with the action;
It's also very light, the pedal has very short travel; and 80% of the volume change comes in the very end of the range.
The pedal feels very loose, and is "not smooth", it's almost impossible to make a smooth swell.
I've asked the company if I can return it, when I come home monday 4th January. I wish to trade it in, for something of quality.
I hear that the Boss FV-500H is recommended. I don't have time to go trough their selection, but I asked them if they had another model; that was better- without costing a fortune.
2/6 (because of the cheap price.)
Sincerely,
-Erlend
The "Allied Overdrive" is GREAT!
. It blew my mind, from the second I turned it on. I first tried it trough the clean channel. With the 3-way initial gain toggle set to "low", (it has lo/mid/high), it gives a transparent, clean sound- with very useable EQ (bass, mid, treble), and the gain goes from "a touch of beautiful sparkle" to mild overdrive. It's not "creamy", I'd rather say... crunchy.When used as an EQ/boost before my OD channel, I FINALLY got the "Marshall crunch/bite" kind of tone, that I felt were lacking in my Blackstar HT-20mkII. It was a blast to play old Iron Maiden'ish licks, and with the mids turned up, leads simply sing, squeal and SCREAM!
It has a "blend" control, that goes from completely bypassed, to "all pedal". I've left it in the middle; it's a great feature.
The "Boost" mode, that has its own gain control and footswitch, gives additional, creamy and saturated distortion.
I give it 6/6.
.....
The volume pedal, on the other hand, is... close to plain rubbish.
When you rock the pedal back and forth, there is a nasty, plastic rattle. (that's not heard trough the amp...) The "rattle" also comes trough with the action;
It's also very light, the pedal has very short travel; and 80% of the volume change comes in the very end of the range.
The pedal feels very loose, and is "not smooth", it's almost impossible to make a smooth swell.
I've asked the company if I can return it, when I come home monday 4th January. I wish to trade it in, for something of quality.
I hear that the Boss FV-500H is recommended. I don't have time to go trough their selection, but I asked them if they had another model; that was better- without costing a fortune.
2/6 (because of the cheap price.)
Sincerely,
-Erlend
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